Students can identify their eyes, ears, hands, nose, and mouth. They also understand that these body parts help them understand and interpret their surroundings. Students may not understand how much information their senses collect or that these senses can become diminished or changed. In Our Five Senses learn about their five senses and how they affect their daily lives and how some lives have those senses augmented to achieve maximum functioning.

The five senses allow people to experience sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. Certain parts of the human body perform these sensory functions, sending signals to the brain for interpretation. In this unit students listen and read along with Teacher Read Aloud of the Student Book. They identify the five senses as sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Reading about the five senses is reinforced by teacher demonstrations. Students further explore the familiar environment and investigate through manipulation of objects and materials.

Scientists, including biologists, zoologists, geologists, and climatologists, study how living things affect the land, air, and water. This series of lessons incorporates learning goals that support scientific principles and practices, such as asking questions, arguing with evidence, analyzing and interpreting data, recognizing cause and effect, and planning and carrying out investigations.